I disagree. Non-SI units of measure are indeed units of measure, though
not our favored ones. Putting them in quotation marks will not prevent
you from getting cooties when they are posted, Gene.
I cannot fathom why you are being so fussy as we inch along laboriously
toward metrication and face larger hurdles in the process.
Jim
[email protected] wrote:
Martin,
Where are the SI values?
If you insist on writing non-SI expressions, please put them in quotes as Jin
did.
Gene
---- Original message ----
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:19:01 +0100
From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:47583] Re: UK Transport Minister banishes metric in all official communications
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
David Cameron was probably not taught how to
manipulate imperial figures at school. He might not
know how to add up 3 lb 4oz, 5 lb 14 oz and 6 lb 5
oz. It gets even more difficult using a
calculator. However Philip Hammond, the new
transport minister who is a few years old than
Cameron might just remember how to do it.
...
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